Manca poco meno di un anno agli Oscar del 2021, visto e considerato che quelli del 2021 sono già stati assegnati, ma Variety ha provato a portarsi avanti. Parecchio avanti, immaginando tutti i possibili candidati della prossima stagione.
Previsioni chiaramente basate sul nulla, visto e considerato che la stragrande maggioranza dei film non sono neanche usciti, se non ancora in produzione. Ad esempio House of Gucci, che a detta della bibbia del settore potrebbe fare faville. Non solo miglior film, sceneggiatura non originale e regia, ma anche miglior attrice, ovvero Lady Gaga, che strapperebbe così la sua 2a nomination dopo quella firmata A Star is Born. Ma la Germanotta uscirebbe sconfitta a causa di Ana de Armas, con “Blonde”. Fanta-cinema, chiaramente, ma intrigante. Nel dubbio, House of Gucci punta sempre più la Mostra del Cinema di Venezia di settembre 2021..

Best Movie

“Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) – Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
“Blue Bayou” (Focus Features) – Poppy Hanks, Charles D. King, Kim Roth
“Coda” (Apple TV Plus) – Fabrice Gianfermi, Philippe Rousselet, Patrick Wachsberger
“Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema) – Roy Lee, Olivia Wilde, Miri Yoon
“Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Yvett Merino Flores, Clark Spencer
“Flee” (Neon) – Natalie Farrery, Signe Byrge
“The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) – Lawrence Bender, Jay-Z, James Lassiter, Jeymes Samuel
“House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Giannina Facio, Mark Huffam, Ridley Scott, Kevin J. Walsh – PREDICTED WINNER
“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – J. Miles Dale, Guillermo del Toro
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix) – Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Julie Oh

Best Director

Guillermo del Toro, “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures)
Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix)
Jeymes Samuel, “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix)
Ridley Scott, “House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – PREDICTED WINNER
Olivia Wilde, “Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema)

Best Actor

Clifton Collins, Jr, “Jockey” (Sony Pictures Classics)
Peter Dinklage, “Cyrano” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Michael B. Jordan, “A Journal for Jordan” (Sony Pictures)
Will Smith, “King Richard” (Warner Bros) – PREDICTED WINNER
Denzel Washington, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24)

Best Actress

Ana de Armas, “Blonde” (Netflix) – PREDICTED WINNER
Lady Gaga, “House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
Nicole Kidman, “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios)
Florence Pugh, “Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema)
Tessa Thompson, “Passing” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actor

Colman Domingo, “Zola” (A24)
Idris Elba, “The Harder They Fall” (Netflix) – PREDICTED WINNER
Corey Hawkins, “The Tragedy of Macbeth” (A24)
Jesse Plemons, “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix)
Bradley Whitford, “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix)

Best Supporting Actress

Nina Arianda, “Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios)
Toni Collette, “Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures)
Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story” (20th Century Studios)
Vanessa Hudgens, “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix)
Olga Merediz, “In the Heights” (Warner Bros) – PREDICTED WINNER

Best Original Screenplay

“Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) – Aaron Sorkin
“Blue Bayou” (Focus Features) – Justin Chon – PREDICTED WINNER
“Coda” (Apple TV Plus) – Sian Heder
“Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema) – Katie Silberman, Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke
“The French Dispatch” (Searchlight Pictures) – Wes Anderson, Jason Schwartzman, Roman Coppola, Hugo Guinness

Best Adapted Screenplay

“House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Roberto Bentivegna – PREDICTED WINNER
“A Journal for Jordan” (Sony Pictures) – Virgil Williams
“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Kim Morgan, Guillermo del Toro
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jane Campion
“Zola” (A24) – Janicza Bravo, Jeremy O. Harris, A’Ziah King

Best Animated Feature

“Cryptozoo” (Magnolia Pictures) – Dash Shaw
“Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures) – Jared Bush, Byron Howard – PREDICTED WINNER
“Flee” (Neon) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen
“The Mitchells vs. The Machines” (Netflix) – Mike Rianda
“Spirit Untamed” (DreamWorks Animation) – Elaine Bogan

Best Production Design

“Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) – Jon Hutman, Ellen Brill
“Belfast” (Focus Features) – Jim Clay, Claire Nia Richards
“Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema) – Katie Byron, Rachael Ferrara
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Patrice Vermette, Richard Roberts, Zsuzsanna Sipos
“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Tamara Deverell, Shane Vieau – PREDICTED WINNER

Best Cinematography

“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Greig Fraser
“House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Dariusz Wolski – PREDICTED WINNER
“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Dan Laustsen
“Passing” (Netflix) – Eduard Grau
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix) – Alice Brooks

Best Costume Design

“Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) – Susan Lyall
“Belfast” (Amazon Studios) – Charlotte Walter
“Don’t Worry Darling” (New Line Cinema) – Arianne Phillips
“House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Janty Yates – PREDICTED WINNER
“Last Night in Soho” (Focus Features) – Odile Dicks-Mireaux

Best Film Editing

“Being the Ricardos” (Amazon Studios) – Alan Baumgarten – PREDICTED WINNER
“Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) – Hank Corwin
“Eternals” (Marvel Studios) – Dylan Tichenor, Craig Wood
“House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing) – Claire Simpson
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix) – Andrew Weisblum

Best Makeup and Hairstyling

“Cyrano” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
“Eternals” (Marvel Studios) – PREDICTED WINNER
“Last Night in Soho” (Focus Features)
“Old” (Universal Pictures)
“The Suicide Squad” (Warner Bros)

Best Sound

“Don’t Look Up” (Netflix)
“Dune” (Warner Bros)
“A Quiet Place Part II” (Paramount Pictures)
“Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix) – PREDICTED WINNER
“Top Gun: Maverick” (Paramount Pictures)

Best Visual Effects

“Dune” (Warner Bros)
“Eternals” (Marvel Studios) – PREDICTED WINNER
“Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” (Marvel Studios)
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures)
“Swan Song” (Apple TV Plus)

Best Original Score

“Don’t Look Up” (Netflix) – Nicholas Britell
“Dune” (Warner Bros) – Hans Zimmer
“Nightmare Alley” (Searchlight Pictures) – Alexandre Desplat
“The Power of the Dog” (Netflix) – Jonny Greenwood – PREDICTED WINNER
“Zola” (A24) – Mica Levi

Best Original Song

“Unknown possible song” from “Dear Evan Hansen” (Universal Pictures)
“Unknown possible song” from “Encanto” (Walt Disney Pictures)
“Unknown possible song” from “House of Gucci” (MGM/United Artists Releasing)
“No Time to Die” from “No Time to Die” (United Artists Releasing) – PREDICTED WINNER
“Unknown possible song” from “Tick, Tick…Boom!” (Netflix)

Best Documentary Feature

“Flee” (Neon) – Jonas Poher Rasmussen – PREDICTED WINNER
“Julia” (Sony Pictures Classics) – Julie Cohen, Betsy West
“My Name is Pauli Murray” (Amazon Studios) – Julie Cohen, Betsy West
“Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony” (Focus Features) – Morgan Neville
“Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It” (Roadside Attractions) – Mariem Pérez Riera

Best International Feature

“A Hero” (Amazon Studios) – Asghar Farhadi – PREDICTED WINNER